Groupon obviously didn’t take note of the H&M debacle.
The online discount company came under fire on Wednesday after using a racial slur to describe the color of an ugly women’s boot.
TMZ reports that customers began circulating screenshots of the boot, a Women’s Fringed Suede Moccasin Boots with the color described as “N***er Brown,” on social media before the item was eventually taken down from their website.
In a statement, Bill Roberts, the vice president of Global Communications for the company, told Cosmopolitan.com that the language used is “completely unacceptable and violates our policies.”
“We are appalled that this language was displayed on our site. This product description was provided by a third-party seller via our self-service platform. Regardless, this is completely unacceptable and violates our policies — to say nothing of our values. When made aware of the issue, we immediately removed the deal — as well as the third-party seller — from our marketplace. Language like this has no place on Groupon, and we’re further strengthening our self-service controls to ensure it doesn’t happen again.”
Users are calling for a national boycott of the brand since the posting. To see the full ad, flip the page.